Individuals
Clients come to me for help relieving symptoms, making sense of past experiences, and connecting to a more authentic sense of meaning and purpose. We work together to create new patterns and get unstuck from old ones, while cultivating self-awareness and acceptance. Often this process uncovers unique gifts and strengths that bring a newfound sense of wholeness and empowerment.
I believe therapy should be deeply comforting, while also inviting you toward genuine growth. My approach is meant to meet you exactly where you are, and foster a space where you can feel at home to be fully yourself. For me, the most effective therapy blends humor and lightness with deep reflection and meaningful change.
We may also work with holistic practices that engage the mind, body, and spirit, to help you access information and emotion stored in the body, and support your nervous system to recover from stress and overwhelm.
For many people, the hardest part is getting started, and trusting in yourself and the process. I’m here to listen, guide, and co-create a place of safety for whatever arises.
My fee for individual sessions is $220/hour.
I have a limited number of sliding scale spots available based on income; please contact me to learn more.
Couples
I work with couples of all identities to help strengthen trust, build skills for more effective communication, create a deeper appreciation for each other as individuals, and better ways of caring for your relationship.
Many couples get into cycles where the same patterns are repeated, but never seem to resolve. I help couples better understand their cycles so they can stop repeating the same unhelpful loops. We may explore how early experiences led to the ways both partners show up in times of stress, and work on strengthening your ability to stay calmer and more present for hard conversations. Building self-awareness and a deeper understanding of your partner can help you access the strengths you create together, while also and finding ways to give each other grace when things get challenging. We will also identify and rediscover ways of showing love and connection that feel nourishing and authentic for you both.
My style as a couples therapist draws on principles of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and grounded in a whole-person approach tailored to you and your unique needs, goals, and strengths.
My fee for couple sessions is $250/hour.
I have a limited number of sliding scale spots available based on income; please contact me to learn more.
Families
I offer family therapy for the whole family or smaller groups of family members, depending on the need. A specialty of mine is parent-child therapy, and particularly with parents and adult children.
Family therapy is an opportunity to learn to really listen to one another and to more fully and authentically express yourself. Often in families there are different perspectives, a feeling of competing needs, and frustration with patterns that seem to repeat even though they are not working. I help families learn to calmly navigate difficult conversations, better understand each other, and create a more harmonious, fulfilling way of being together. We cultivate deeper appreciation and understanding for one another, finding a way through frustration and pain, back to connection, trust, and genuine respect for each other's differences and strengths.
Some of the most common issues I support families with include:
Communication difficulties
Transitions in life phases or family structure
Grief and loss
Navigating boundaries
Building or rebuilding trust
Improving emotional connection and empathy
Decision making around major life choices
My fee for couple sessions is $250/hour.
I have a limited number of sliding scale spots available based on income; please contact me to learn more.
Teens & Adolescents
The transition from childhood to adolescence and beyond is a time of rapid change as there is a dramatic increase in insight and creativity, and more independence than ever before. It can also be a challenging time where things feel less stable, less certain, and often more pressurized, as social concerns and thoughts about the future take center stage. There is often a shift toward experimenting and pushing boundaries that can be an adjustment for the whole family.
Like younger children, teens and preteens can benefit from having a space to talk, and also to use art, creativity, and play to work through emotions and release pent up energy. Therapy for teens and preteens can be an important place to experience their emerging sense of identity, explore social needs, and learn how to manage boundaries and risks as they move toward the transition into adulthood.
When supported, these transitional years can be an exciting time of growth toward greater self-awareness and security in relationships, as milestones are achieved and challenges worked through.
Some of the most common themes I see in therapy with adolescents and teens include:
Emotional regulation
Transitions and change
Anxiety
Learning differences
Building confidence
Navigating relationships
Understanding mental health diagnoses
Identity exploration
Gender affirming care
Recovering from traumatic experiences